Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune

Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune

classified 12A S

Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2016

Film

Please note: This was screened in Feb 2016

Director
Akira Ogata
Details
107 mins, Subtitled, 2009, Japan

Guaranteed to whet your appetite, this heartfelt human drama traces a single mother’s journey to independence after an appetising revelation sees her decide to pursue the opening of her own bento shop.

When 31-year old Komaki (Manami Konishi) decides to leave her aspiring writer but jobless husband and move back to her working class hometown with her young daughter Non-chan, she finds her lack of qualifications and making a living difficult to juggle with the hardships of being a single mother. But when the noriben lunchbox (a bento featuring toasted seaweed on rice) that she packed for Non-chan becomes a huge hit at school, Komaki decides to try and make ends meet by opening her own bento shop and offering inexpensive but undoubtedly delicious food. But when an old childhood flame, persistent ex-husband, and a reluctant culinary mentor begin to complicate matters, Komaki's dreams of independence and financial stability start to become clouded.

Packed with delicious visual imagery and featuring home cuisine created by renowned Japanese food stylist Nami Iijima, this charming tale is both a pleasure for your senses and lesson in how to make a perfectly balanced lunch from rice and leftovers!

Attendees will automatically be entered into a prize draw on the day to win a goody bag containing a cute bento box, a pair of chop sticks, tooth picks and other Japanese lunch box related products courtesy of Japan Centre.


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